Method and apparatus for improving the quality of multimedia streaming service
US8694669B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/16
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an apparatus for providing a multimedia streaming service, a server transmits a Media Presentation Description (MPD) including information about media data to a client, receives a partial request message requesting a part of media data having a range according to a defined range in the MPD, and transmits to the client a segment having the range in response to the partial request message. The segment includes at least one fragment, segment index information indicating the position of the at least one fragment in the segment, and fragment index information indicating the position of each of a plurality of samples included in the at least one fragment.
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